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I Believe in Miracles

  • 20152015
  • 1h 44m
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I Believe in Miracles (2015)
The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
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The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.The story of the history-making Nottingham Forest team that won back-to-back European Cups in 1979 and 1980, led by the mercurial Brian Clough and his assistant Peter Taylor.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
1.8K
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  • Director
    • Jonny Owen
  • Writer
    • Jonny Owen
  • Stars
    • Brian Clough(archive footage)
    • Peter Taylor(archive footage)
    • Jimmy Gordon(archive footage)
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  • Director
    • Jonny Owen
  • Writer
    • Jonny Owen
  • Stars
    • Brian Clough(archive footage)
    • Peter Taylor(archive footage)
    • Jimmy Gordon(archive footage)
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    • 9User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    Brian Clough
    Brian Clough
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Brian Howard Clough)
    Peter Taylor
    Peter Taylor
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jimmy Gordon
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    John McGovern
    John McGovern
    • Self - Midfield & Captain 1975-1982as Self - Midfield & Captain 1975-1982
    Peter Shilton
    Peter Shilton
    • Selfas Self
    Viv Anderson
    Viv Anderson
    • Self - Right Back 1974-1984as Self - Right Back 1974-1984
    Colin Barrett
    • Self - Left Back 1976-1980as Self - Left Back 1976-1980
    Larry Lloyd
    Larry Lloyd
    • Self - Centre Half 1976-1981as Self - Centre Half 1976-1981
    Frank Clark
    • Self - Left Back 1975-1979as Self - Left Back 1975-1979
    Trevor Francis
    Trevor Francis
    • Selfas Self
    John O'Hare
    • Self - Centre Forward 1975-1981as Self - Centre Forward 1975-1981
    Archie Gemmill
    • Selfas Self
    Kenny Burns
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Kenneth Burns)
    Martin O'Neill
    Martin O'Neill
    • Self - Right Midfield 1971-1981as Self - Right Midfield 1971-1981
    Ian Bowyer
    • Self - Midfield 1973-1981as Self - Midfield 1973-1981
    • (as Ian 'Bomber' Bowyer)
    Tony Woodcock
    Tony Woodcock
    • Self - Centre Forward 1973-1979as Self - Centre Forward 1973-1979
    David Needham
    • Selfas Self
    John Robertson
    • Self - Left Wing 1970-1983as Self - Left Wing 1970-1983
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      • Jonny Owen
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      • Jonny Owen
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    • Trivia
      The world premiere was held at the City Ground, Nottingham to an outdoor showing.
    • Connections
      Featured in Football League Tonight: Episode #1.9 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I Believe in Miracles
      Written by Bobby Taylor & Mark Capanni

      Published by Gemini Songs (PRS)

      Licensed by CueSongs on behalf of Gemini Songs

      Performed by The Jackson Sisters (as Jackson Sisters)

      Courtesy of Polydor Records Inc.

      Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd

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    I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES tells the story of a footballing miracle, for the most part achieved without spending vast amounts of money. In 1974 Brian Clough was sacked as manager of Leeds United after only 45 days ( a subject explored in Peter Morgan's THAT DAMNED UNITED). At a low point in an otherwise distinguished career, he took over at Nottingham Forest, then a mid-table Second Division club with few aspirations. Within a short time he not only secured promotion to the old First Division, but took the club to two consecutive triumphs in the European Champions Cup.

    Jonny Owen's documentary tells this story with contributions from many of the players involved including John Robertson, John O'Hare, Archie Gemmill, Larry Lloyd, Garry Birtles and Kenneth (aka Kenny) Burns. To be honest, their comments are roughly similar in tone, attesting to Clough's remarkable skill as a person manager, allied to a naive belief that soccer is at heart a simple game played with passion and commitment. With Peter Taylor at his side (renewing a partnership that worked highly successfully at Derby County), Clough created a genuine team wherein everyone played for one another, for the most part with players who hitherto had led undistinguished careers. He did make some big-name signings such as the first £1m. transfer involving Trevor Francis, but otherwise he made effective use of low-cost players.

    Clough was also a highly effective media performer. In these days of anodyne comments mediated through club media officers, it's refreshing to see just how blunt Clough actually was. He had a unique ability to answer the interviewer's' often banal questions, as well as point out the media's prejudices against Nottingham Forest for being an "unfashionable" club. On the other hand he was an incurable optimist, projecting a positive view of the future that could inspire players and viewers alike.

    The story told in I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES is an effective one; the presentation less so. Director Owen's penchant for using late Seventies/ early Eighties music as a soundtrack is a good idea, but sometimes becomes intrusive, deflecting our attention away from the (highly entertaining) footage of Forest's games. The film seems too concerned to fit the narrative into wearyingly familiar tropes; hence when Forest play Cologne (Köln) in the first European Cup campaign, Owen sees the entire event as a replay of World War II - Britain against Germany - and uses the theme from THE GREAT ESCAPE. By the late Seventies memories of the War were becoming fainter and fainter as Britain tried to make its way in the EEC.

    The film's ending seems somewhat rushed: we learn little about Forest's second European Cup campaign; nor do we find out about Clough's later career at Forest, when he fell out with Peter Taylor and suffered the humiliation of the club's being relegated. Nonetheless the story is an entertaining one, an evocation of a time when soccer was not the money-bloated sport it seems to be today.
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2015 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Я верю в чудеса
    • Filming locations
      • Nottingham, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Baby Cow Productions
      • Spool Films
      • Spool Post Production
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      • £500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $239,770
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      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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